NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour standings: Breaking down the top 10 in points after Riverhead

Only three points separate the top three drivers in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour standings heading into the final two races of the 2022 season.

After claiming his fourth win of the year at Riverhead Raceway on Saturday night, three-time Tour champion Justin Bonsignore has erased the deficit stemming from his poor start to put himself well within striking distance of adding another title to his prestigious resume.

RELATED: Complete results from Riverhead Raceway

With all the momentum favoring Bonsignore as he pursues a third consecutive championship, points leader Jon McKennedy and 2011 champion Ron Silk will find themselves playing both offense and defense with two historic tracks in Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park and Martinsville Speedway ahead.

Below is a breakdown of how the top 10 drivers in the standings fared during the Eddie Partridge 256, along with a complete look at the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour standings.

1. Jon McKennedy: 526 points

The last thing McKennedy needed was a mediocre performance at Riverhead. Bonsignore winning the Eddie Partridge 256 and Silk finishing third only compounded the consequences of McKennedy’s 10th-place run, as his lead in the standings has been reduced to just three points.

2. Justin Bonsignore: 523 points

A couple months ago, Bonsignore was nowhere near the championship fight being settled between McKennedy and Silk. Two consecutive victories at Oswego Speedway and Riverhead, along with an average finish of 3.6 over the last five races, has allowed Bonsignore to emerge as the title favorite with two races remaining.

3. Ron Silk: 523 points

Despite putting together one of the most consistent seasons of his career, Silk has yet to take his car to Victory Lane in 2022. Silk put together another solid performance at Riverhead with a third, but he now finds himself in a tie for second with Bonsignore.

4. Eric Goodale: 504 points

Goodale remains a dark horse candidate for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour title, but time is running out for him to erase a 22-point deficit. A quiet night for Goodale in the Eddie Partridge 256 saw him come home in fifth for his fourth top five on the 2022 season.

5. Austin Beers: 479 points

The only rookie who has run every race of the Tour season, Beers is now fifth in the point standings heading into the penultimate race at Thompson. Beers just narrowly missed out on his second top five of the year with a sixth-place finish at Riverhead.

6. Tommy Catalano: 470 points

Catalano rebounded from a disappointing showing at Oswego but was still unable to crack the top 10 by the time the checkered flag was displayed. The 12th-place finish by Catalano at Riverhead dropped him outside the top five in the point standings.

7. Kyle Bonsignore: 469 points

A different pit strategy nearly resulted in the other member of the Bonsignore family visiting Riverhead’s Victory Lane. Unfortunately for Kyle, he would get swept up in a late-race accident with Silk, forcing him to settle for a disappointing, 21st-place finish.

8. Craig Lutz: 466 points

Lutz picked up another top 10 in the Eddie Partridge 256 on Saturday evening by finishing seventh. After scoring only one top 10 in the first 10 races, Lutz now has four in a row, which includes his victory at Thompson back in August.

9. Doug Coby: 408 points

A three-time winner at Riverhead, Coby could not quite match the pace set by Bonsignore in Saturday’s Eddie Partridge 256. Despite this, Coby still finished fourth and further padded out Tommy Baldwin’s advantage in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour owner points.

10. J.B. Fortin: 360 points

The Eddie Partridge 256 proved to be another rough evening for Fortin. An accident with Riverhead regular Dylan Slepian knocked Fortin out of the race after 85 laps, which relegated him to 23rd.

Pos.	Driver	Points	Starts	Wins	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Top 5	Top 10
1	Jon McKennedy	526	14	1	1	0	4	1	2	7	12
2	Justin Bonsignore	523	14	4	1	0	0	2	2	7	11
3	Ron Silk	523	14	0	2	4	1	1	0	8	11
4	Eric Goodale	504	14	0	2	0	1	1	2	4	9
5	Austin Beers *	479	14	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	6
6	Tommy Catalano	470	14	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	6
7	Kyle Bonsignore	469	14	0	1	0	1	1	2	3	8
8	Craig Lutz	466	14	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	7
9	Doug Coby	408	10	3	0	1	1	1	0	6	10
10	J.B. Fortin	360	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
11	Patrick Emerling	330	10	0	2	2	0	0	0	4	6
12	Dave Sapienza	324	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Gary McDonald	314	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Walter Sutcliffe Jr.	308	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Melissa Fifield	285	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Ken Heagy	272	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
17	Matt Hirschman	257	6	1	2	1	1	1	0	6	6
18	Tyler Rypkema	230	7	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	3
19	Timmy Solomito	201	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4
20	Jake Johnson *	193	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	4
21	Andrew Krause	179	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	3
22	Donny Lia	173	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
23	Kyle Ebersole	169	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
24	Jimmy Blewett	139	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
25	James Pritchard, Jr. *	130	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Dylan Slepian *	122	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2
27	Mike Christopher, Jr. *	120	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	2
28	Kyle Soper	119	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
29	Ronnie Williams	119	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Ryan Preece	111	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3
31	Matt Kimball *	106	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
32	Eddie McCarthy *	105	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Spencer Davis	102	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
34	John Beatty, Jr.	101	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
35	Sam Rameau	94	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
36	Bobby Santos, III	94	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
37	Anthony Nocella	88	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
38	Brian Roble *	86	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
39	Chuck Hossfeld	84	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2
40	Anthony Sesely	78	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	Chris Young *	76	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	Chris Turbush *	76	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	Matt Brode *	73	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	Roger Turbush	72	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	JR Bertuccio	72	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	Max McLaughlin *	70	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
47	Jacob Perry *	63	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
48	Eddie Brunnhoelzl	58	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	Tom Rogers, Jr.	43	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	Jeremy Gerstner	42	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	Todd Patnode *	39	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	John Baker	38	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
53	Blake Barney	35	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
54	Corey LaJoie	35	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
55	Joey Coulter	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	Ryan Newman	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	Jamie Tomaino	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	Mike Leaty *	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	John Fortin	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	Gary Putnam	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	Steve Dickey, Jr. *	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
62	Jack Ely *	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	Andy Seuss	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	Paul Charette *	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	Bryan Dauzat	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	Danny Bohn	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0